The idea for this post surfaced nearly two years ago. It is hard to believe that time moves by that quickly, or that I am able to procrastinate that badly, but alas here I am finally putting this out there. You are a GIFT! You really are. Even with all your human imperfections, you are […]
I really don’t like resolutions. The word itself tends to evoke feelings of failure from years gone by. This year instead of resolving to make a dramatic change or completing a major project, I am going to focus on continuing the positive acts I already do (many of which oddly relate to shopping.) Some are
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A few days after my Dad’s passing, as if in a dream, I found myself huddled over my Mom’s tiny computer desk Googling “how to write an obituary.” Although we knew Dad was slipping away from Alzheimer’s disease, we weren’t emotionally prepared to actually do the tough stuff like planning a memorial service, writing an
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As a chronic thinker and life-long learner, I crave information. As you probably understand from the content of this site, health and wellness are my passions. As such, I want to read, watch, live, and breathe everything I can on the subject. Ironically, I recently realized that my obsession with all that knowing is negatively
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As a semi-recovering perfectionist/control freak with a tendency toward anxiety and worry*, I am amazed to be sharing tips on letting go. Living with chronic illness for two decades has certainly taught me a thing or two about the subject. However, witnessing four deaths in two months has made me an unintentional expert on loss.
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